Egypt vs Iran: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Egypt
17,265 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Iran
16,834 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
104th
Iran rank
107th
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 17,265 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 16,834 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Iran, a difference of 431 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran ahead.
Egypt ranks 104th and Iran ranks 107th of 198 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,509 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 10,661 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 2,152 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Iran |
| 2000s | 10,976 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 13,693 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 2,717 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Iran |
| 2010s | 13,617 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 15,397 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 1,780 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Iran |
| 2020s | 16,334 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 16,501 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 167.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Egypt or Iran?
- Egypt, at 17,265 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 16,834 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Egypt and Iran?
- 431 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
- Egypt ranks 104th and Iran ranks 107th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.